Been working with him all summer and today he just took off on his own. Went about 50 feet before he wobbled but caught himself. The look on his face when he realized he was doing it... man I'm not crying you're crying. Took a ton of patience and probably 100 tumbles but it paid off.

Ten years grinding in corporate America, the stress, the endless meetings, the meaningless work. Burned out hard at 38. Quit and honestly had to rebuild my entire identity because so much of who I was got wrapped up in that job title. Now I do consulting part time, much more flexibility, less money ...

The other day my 8 year old poked my belly and asked what it was. I told him it was a fuel tank for a love machine. He said Dad that's gross and told his mom. Worth it.

My 8 year old has been glued to his Switch for like 3 hours straight today. I set a timer for 1 hour but he just keeps asking for 5 more minutes and I cave. Anyone else dealing with this? How do you actually enforce screen time limits without becoming the bad guy?

Found out yesterday he's been watching some pretty questionable gaming content with language I definitely don't approve of. I set up parental controls but apparently he found a workaround using his friend's account. We had the talk about it but now I'm second guessing whether I should just take his ...

My dad taught me to always open doors for ladies, respect your word, and stand up for what's right even when it's hard. Now I'm trying to pass that on to my two boys and sometimes I feel like I'm fighting the whole culture. They see content online that's teaching them the opposite. How do you all ba...

Got him the exact thing he wanted and his jaw literally dropped when he opened it. He looked at me and his mom and just said wow wow wow. Didn't care about anything else under the tree after that. The pure joy on a little kid's face is something special. Made all the hunting and planning worth it a ...

Had this whole plan to finally organize the garage Saturday morning. Kid woke up with a fever, missed the entire day at urgent care. Sunday we were supposed to go to my brother's but my wife was exhausted. Now its Monday and I'm at work and the garage is still a disaster. Anyone else feel like you n...

My wake up call was my oldest asking why daddy was so tired playing tag. That hurt. I was overweight, eating garbage, never moved. Decided I had to be the dad who could actually keep up. Started running, cleaned up what I ate, gym became my thing. It took about 18 months. Now I run 5ks with my kid, ...

My buddy invited me to go fishing at the lake and I almost said no because I haven't done it since college. But I went and man, I forgot how chill it is just sitting there with a rod in the water not thinking about anything. We didn't even catch much but it didn't matter. I'm thinking about going ag...

Got the call at work on Tuesday. Father-in-law had a massive stroke. I told my boss I was leaving and drove 4 hours to be with my family. Stayed the whole week helping with arrangements, sitting with her mom, handling what needed to be handled. My wife needed me there and that's all that mattered. T...

I resisted getting help for years because I thought I should be able to handle everything myself. Started seeing a therapist 6 weeks ago and I'm not going to lie it's hard to talk about this stuff but something is shifting. I'm sleeping better, I'm not as angry all the time, and I actually want to s...

Been convicted lately about my Twitter arguments and negative posts. My kids can see everything I do online now and I realized I'm not showing them what it means to be slow to anger and quick to listen. Deleted the app for a week and man is it peaceful. Recommitting to living like Jesus is watching ...

This was honestly one of the coolest projects we've done together. We ordered parts, watched YouTube videos, and he basically built the whole thing while I helped with the tricky stuff. Now we can play together on the same network. Highly recommend if you got an older kid interested in gaming. He's ...

Want to start doing a real devotional time with my family instead of just going through the motions. Problem is I feel like I don't know the Bible well enough to lead it. What if my kids ask questions I can't answer? I work in construction not ministry. But I feel God calling me to be the spiritual ...